Dr. Boyce: What Troy Davis Says about Race and Justice in America

September 22, 2011 By Staff 1 Comment

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action

Many of us went to bed hurt and angry about the unbelievable execution of Troy Davis last night. As I woke up in the midst of my emotional hangover, I thought carefully about Davis’ case and the racial implications behind this predictable, yet deeply hurtful incident. When my brain finished processing the ramifications of this state-sanctioned murder, the following thoughts came to mind regarding what the Troy Davis case says about race and justice in America:

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The Troy Davis case says to me, “don’t put yourself in this situation in the first place.” Let’s face it…Troy Davis was no angel, and to pretend that he was arbitrarily dragged out of his living room where he was minding his own business, and tried and convicted of a crime he didn’t commit by a jury composed of at least some blacks, any one of whom could have said not guilty, is so ridiculous, it only reveals our lack of understanding of the criminal justice industry, and why we are continually victimized by it.